Dolores Kiriacon

From life to the inevitable decline of nature, Dolores Kiriacon photographs flowers, leaves and other natural forms throughout their life cycle. Hailing from Parsons School of Design in New York City, she has worked in the arts her entire life, from printmaking to bronze sculpting to architectural design, Kiriacon has currently settled on photography as her preferred medium. "My work is about seeing - seeing things like they haven't been seen before," she states. Working with lilies, dried leaves and various other dried fauna she finds along her walks, Kiriacon chronicles their life journey using a stark black background and a reflective surface that transforms these natural objects into a new life allowing the viewer to appreciate them in a new and different way. www.doloreskiriacon.com

Patricia Maguire

As Patricia Maguire sees it: Art is nature as seen through the filter of emotions. Growing up in big cities in South America, she was surrounded by museums and other cultural enticements, Maguire later escaped to more natural landscapes from where she draws her painterly inspiration today. Maguire is involved in multiple arts organizations in Palm Beach County, has exhibited internationally and has been featured in national books and magazines. When not on location, she paints out of her studio in Delray Beach and currently teaches all media painting at the Delray Center for the Arts. www.patimaguire.com